Basic — most of nights in tents or rooms with shared WC, some nights in comfortable rooms.

Standard — most of nights in comfortable rooms, some nights in tents or rooms with shared WC.

Upgraded — all nights in comfortable rooms.

Comfort

Minimum age of the participant of this trip

7 Days

April - September

Highlights

Possibility to stay in the most beautiful places of journey

An itinerary presenting the opportunity for teambuilding and nature immersion

Rafting on the Katun River, the biggest of Gorno-Altai

Tour Overview

The Katun River, 688 km long, is the main river of Gorno-Altai. It is born in the southern ice slopes of Mt. Belukha (4,506 m) near the Gebler glacier and forms the Ob River after joining by the Biya River.

The tour "Rafting on the Katun River" is ideal for the amateurs of active trips, full of adrenalin. This rafting experience begins in the village Tungur to finish in Chemal, situated on the banks of the river Katun. During these seven days rich in emotions you will discover the Altai and enjoy physical activities, by discovering the white-water of Katun which reserves for you peaceful passages, advantageous for contemplation, and also other tumultuous as the Akkem Breach, one of the biggest and longest rapids in the itinerary, and the Shabash rapids, the most impressive on the river.

Supervised by nice and attentive monitors paying attention to your security at any time, you will go throw everything safely!

Tour programme

Day 1

The biggest river of Altai

Barnaul city — village Tungur

Day 2

Starting the Katun river rafting

village Tungur — Argut village

Day 3

Beauties of the Central Altai

Argut village — Yaloman village

Day 4

Departure to the "lost world"

Yaloman village

Day 5

Rapid Shabash

Katun river

Day 6

Free day

Katun river

Day 7

One more rapid and end of teh navigation

Barangol village — Barnaul city

07:00

Arrival to the Barnaul airport

*The indicated time is approximate and can be changed according to your flight.

09:00

Deaprture to the Katun River

Your trip begins with the legendary road of Altai – the road of Chuya which we will follow during 616,7 km. One the way we will go along the biggest river of Gorno-Altai – the Katun River and cross the highest point at ther Seminsky pass from where you will have an exceptional view on mountains and the forest of cedars.

13:00

Lunch

En route (not included, to pay on site)

15:00

Continuation of the road

Trip goes on through the valley of Ursul river, you leave the road of Chuya and go up to the pass of Yaboganski. By passing it, you’ll arrive at the steppe of Ust-Kanskaya and just after another small pass (Kyrlyk) to the steppe Abayskaya. It’s still the Gromotuha pass to cross and you are in the valley of Uymon. There, you have one hour of road up to the village Tungur.

18:00

Accommodation in the tents

19:00

Dinner

near the fire

Overnight in tents

Photo of the day

Route

Barnaul city — village Tungur

09:00

Breakfast

10:00

Strarting the rafting

Today you’ll pass the rapid of Akkem (IV category), the most difficult part in the upper stream of the Katun River.

13:00

Lunch

Outdoor picnic.

15:00

Continuation of the navigation

After the lunch our navigation will calm enough. We will go till the embouchment of the Argut river. This place became the improvised museum of the tourists' arts.

19:00

Dinner

Hot dinner near the fire.

Overnight in tents

Photo of the day

Route

village Tungur — Argut village

Note

5 hrafting (35km)

09:00

Breakfast

11:00

Rafting to the river Bolshoy Yaloman

You have possibility to admire the beauty of the Central Altai. The region of the Yaloman village has a specific microclimate. As a result there are apple and plum gardens.

13:00

Lunch (picnic)

14:00

Continuation of the navigation

As soon as we get the endpoint, we have a rest and go fishing.

19:00

Dinner

Overnight in tents

Photo of the day

Route

Argut village — Yaloman village

Note

6 hrafting (45km)

09:00

Breakfast

11:00

Starting of the rafting

Continuation of rafting on the Katun River. The first rapid to pass is Igulmen (IV category), 500 meters long and where waves can be as high as 3 meters. You can also pass by the edge of the river.

13:00

Lunch (picnic)

15:00

Continuation of the navigation

Passage of the Kadrinskaya Truba rapid (IV category). After passing the Poganka rapid the group will stop for dinner and spend the night in the tent on the beach surrounded by huge pines "Zateriannyï mir" (Lost world).

19:00

Dinner

Overnight in tents

Photo of the day

Route

Yaloman village

Note

6 hrafting (34km)

09:00

Breakfast

10:00

Rafting on the Katun

Active day. You’ll pass the most powerful and agitated rapid of the Katun River – Shabash (IV category).

13:00

Lunch

Picnic on the beautiful sand beach.

15:00

Continuation of teh navigation

We continue our navigation to the camp "Petroglyphs" situated in the pinewood.

19:00

Dinner near the fire

Overnight in tents

Photo of the day

Route

Katun river

Note

6 hrafting (34km)

10:00

Free time

13:00

Lunch

15:00

Free time

19:00

Dinner near the fire

Overnight in tents

Photo of the day

Route

Katun river

09:00

Breakfast

10:00

Navigation along the river

12:00

Lunch (picnic)

13:00

Departure to teh Barangol village

16:00

Russian banya

Rest

19:00

Farewell dinner

22:00

Departure to Barnaul

End of the programme.

Photo of the day

Route

Barangol village — Barnaul city

Note

2 hrafting (15km)

transfer (390km)

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